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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving Port Tamar, Slocum guided the Spray to which location?
(a) Cape Hatteras.
(b) Cape George.
(c) Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Cape Pillar.

2. What group of islands did Slocum reach in July?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Canary.
(c) Hawaiian.
(d) Azores.

3. Where is Slocum at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Chile.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Rio.

4. Slocum had always longed to be a:
(a) Photographer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Chef.
(d) Master shipbuilder.

5. What was the name of the bay that was located nearby?
(a) Fundy.
(b) Worley.
(c) Prince Edward.
(d) Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the captain who went on the trip with Slocum?

2. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?

3. Which of the following is not an adjective used by Slocum to describe his people?

4. What location was Slocum approaching when he just missed a shipwreck?

5. Slocum referred to which famous Pilgrim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss some of the issues encountered by Slocum after leaving Buenos Aires.

2. How did Slocum's fortune change as the Spray approached Cape Horn?

3. Describe some of Slocum's earlier voyages. Which boat was used for this new pastime?

4. Examine Slocum's next encounter with savages.

5. After leaving Port Tamar, Slocum encountered more issues with the weather. Explain the issues and Slocum's decision on how to move forward.

6. Who is Ebenezer Pierce? How did the man affect Slocum's future?

7. Discuss Slocum's trip to Juan Fernandez.

8. Chapter 1 begins with Slocum in Nova Scotia. How is the Canadian province described?

9. Explain the dilemma faced by Slocum when his boat was wrecked.

10. What was the reaction of the townspeople when Slocum agreed to the deal?

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